"beat down" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 壓制
• 打擊
• 殺價

Definition

“Beat down” 可以指打敗或壓制某人，強迫某人降價，也可以指強烈陽光或大雨傾瀉。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非正式用語，依情境不同：1）打敗/壓制人；2）殺價；3）形容猛烈天氣（大太陽或大雨）。不要與“beat up”（揍人）混淆。

Examples

The sun was beating down on us all afternoon.

太陽整個下午都在我們身上**曝曬**。

I tried to beat down the price at the market.

我試圖在市場上**殺價**。

The rain beat down on the roof all night.

雨整晚都在屋頂上**傾瀉而下**。

The constant criticism really beat me down over time.

不斷的批評真的讓我逐漸**心灰意冷**。

She managed to beat down the seller to half price.

她設法把賣家的價格**殺到**一半。

Don’t let life’s problems beat you down.

別讓生活的問題把你**打垮**。